harried

American  

[har-eed] / ˈhær id /

adjective

1. harassed, agitated, or troubled by or as if by repeated attacks; beleaguered.

   This book is a balm for the harried, doubt-filled soul of a parent.

2. ravaged or devastated, as in war.

   Since leaving France, the Fourth Battalion had depended for its food on what it could glean from a harried countryside.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of harry.

Other Word Forms

• unharried adjective

Etymology

Origin of harried

harry ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Igor Jesus hit his own bar, Richarlison pressed and harried and Mathys Tel produced one of his better displays.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

When they were first married, Heather was a harried corporate lawyer working long hours.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026

It never feels like Brooks has a grasp on the material, which careens aimlessly through Ella’s harried day-to-day in a handsomely bland, serviceable style.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

That puts her in rarefied territory for a family doctor—most of whom are so harried they barely know their patients individually.

From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025

In the western ocean it harried the sea flat, lifting water bodily out of water and carrying it as spume.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White